Reports the nine-year history of the Centre for Peace Studies. Identifies the aims of the project. Discusses the extent of interest in, and reactions to, the center. Describes "World Studies 8-13," a curriculum program of the center that continued under the direction of the World Studies Trust after the center ceased to exist. (SG)

Develops a critical analysis of the international transfer of strategies for curriculum change with reference to a historical review of the Papua New Guinean experience, documenting the role of international trends in shaping school curricula and organizational and administrative structures. Examines implications of centralized curriculum control.…

Discusses projects developed by the European Community that promote transnational training for technology involving cooperation between universities and industry; describes the Multimedia Teleschool for European Personnel Development, which uses distance learning for corporate training; and considers the complementarity between programs. (10…

As the European Community forms a single market, guidance and counseling can take on transnational roles. Computers have the potential to link people beyond national borders, improving access to education and employment information and facilitating mobility. (SK)

Winning essays written for the "Winning Words" international science competition are presented. A description of the competition, a summary of subjects chosen by grade level, a summary of entries, schools participating, and prizes are included. (KR)

Includes four articles that focus on networking in developing nations: "The Reconfiguration of International Information Infrastructure Assistance Since 1991"; "International Assistance for Networking in Less-Developed Countries: The IDRC Example"; "International Assistance for Internet Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa";…

Discussion of the increasing price of journal subscriptions and the resulting impact on library budgets focuses on libraries in less developed countries. Describes international efforts between developed and developing nations to get scholarly research published, indexed and abstracted, converted to electronic form, and made accessible worldwide.…

Examines Canada's policy regarding its role in international development, especially the role of language and communication in development projects. The article draws on recent development literature and experience with projects in Asia and Latin America. (44 references) (Author/CK)

This study presents a model to explore the design of international virtual graduate programs, grounded in the theory of distance education. Results provide initial evidence suggesting that this new instrument can be useful to assess the quality of educational design in distance education. (Contains 67 references.) (Author/LRW)

Based on a survey of France's elite business schools, suggests some simple, low-cost methods that may help directors of higher education institutions to visualize their school's position in the international market. Identifies indicators to measure a program's internationalization; describes institutional structures, partnerships, and network…

Responses from 35 U.S. construction contractors operating in an international environment identified the following areas as important for the cross-cultural training of project personnel: physical environment, language, economic environment, labor conditions, and political environment of the host country. (SK)

Discussion of educational technology integration focuses on a worldwide study that analyzed the perceptions of Senior Army Instructors toward the use of the Internet as a distance learning tool in meeting the stated desired learning outcomes of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1,363 high schools. (Author/LRW)

School effectiveness and school improvement have different origins: School effectiveness is more directed to finding out "what works" in education and "why"; school improvement is practice and policy oriented and intended to change education in the desired direction. However, in their orientation to outcomes, input, processes,…

Finnish students' multiliteracy profiles are examined from the perspectives of both traditional printed reading and Internet activities in the light of the data collected as a national option integrated into the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2000 study. After reciting some previous findings on reader profiles as revealed by…

In February 2003, RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, commenced delivery of a Computer Science diploma and degree programme using mixed mode delivery to 250 university students in sub-Saharan Africa, through a World Bank funded project designed for the African Virtual University (AVU). The project is a unique experience made possible by…